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The Legislature’s latest effort would be considered during next year's legislative session amid a national court fight over the Texas law that is still unfolding.

We spoke with Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present," about the implications of a bill proposed for the next legislative session.

Saturday's rally mirror hundreds being planned across the country in response to a Texas law which prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

The "Florida Heartbeat Act” would require doctors to test for fetal heartbeats, which can occur six weeks into pregnancy. If heartbeats are detected, doctors “may not knowingly perform or induce an abortion” on pregnant women, under the proposal.

Democratic lawmakers quickly condemned the Supreme Court decision and Republican leaders for considering bringing similar legislation up for discussion during the 2022 legislative session.

The proposal cleared the House following emotional testimony, but the Senate companion has not passed through any of its committees this session.

The measure would prevent doctors from performing abortions that women seek because of tests showing that fetuses will have disabilities.

The bill, which drew emotional debate among subcommittee members. would involve situations in which doctors know a person is seeking an abortion because the fetus will have a disability.

With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, anti-abortion activists hope for a world where ending an unwanted pregnancy is not an option.

As Americans think about recession, a pandemic, racial justice, climate change and policing, many Trump voters (or potential Trump voters) bring up abortion in explaining their voting rationale.

Florida lawmakers finished the 2020 legislative session Thursday by passing a $93.2 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.The…

Lawyers for the Center for Reproductive Rights and Louisiana faced a hot bench Wednesday in a case critical to abortion rights in the U.S. But the Chief Justice - a key vote - did not tip his hand.